Little girl,
be sweet.
Mind your manners.
Don’t forget to say,
“Thank you.”

Little girl,
be good.
Do not leave the path,
and don’t peer into the corners.
A girl should have nothing in her mind
but cake and wine and flowers.

Little Red,
out in the woods,
an hour away from the village.
Little Red saw a wolf,
and she did not know
to be afraid.

Little girl,
Be sweet.
Mind your manners.
The wolf will take,
and you will say,
“Thank you, wolf.”

Little Red just wanted
to do everything right.